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Months of Chest Pain - Please help

Digestive Health | Last Active: Oct 24, 2022 | Replies (296)

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I’ve also been dealing with left side chest pains for about 10 months now. I’ve had pretty much every heart test done and only thing found was a small amount of blockage. I’ve been in and out of the er a bunch of times especially lately. Tons of blood work and ekgs and chest X-rays etc. everything always comes out fine. Besides talking to my pcp and heart doctor and recently a therapist and psychiatrist. He recommended Effexor for anxiety etc. been on it for a month it hasn’t helped. I do have acid reflux which be had for years and take meds for that. I’ve stopped drinking alcohol. I don’t smoke and have tried other anxiety meds and nothing has helped. I’ve explained to my doctors that it’s a physical pain and and there has to be something to stop it. It’s ruined my life. I can’t work or anything. Please help.

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Hello @jessedude119, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I know it can be frustrating and scary to not get any answers that help with the pain. It sounds like you are doing the right things to help with maintaining your general health. Until other members can share their experience, here's an article that offers some suggestions that you may find helpful.

Reducing Chest Pain Caused by Anxiety: https://www.news-medical.net/health/Reducing-Chest-Pain-Caused-by-Anxiety.aspx

Have you doctors mentioned any alternative treatments that might help such as deep breathing and mind-calming techniques?